The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 8, 1904
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
3:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -229
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.68° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.05° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.